//------------------------------// // Course of Action PMs // Story: Equestrian Fanfiction // by Lise //------------------------------// Hello, I know this is a bit unusual, but with everything going on it’s the best method of communication we have. The Windigo has been disturbing normal and Crystal mail and I don’t want to risk sending messengers. So far nothing major has happened, but the fact that he has reappeared and Twilight is still missing is more than a little concerning. We need a course of action. InItForTheShipping So he did manage to survive. I was so hoping I was wrong. What does Mom think? LightSparkle Is it certain that it is safe to talk here? Ponies are still worried since the last incident. I’ve had to fight nightmares far more than usual. Revealing the Windigo has survived the friendship rainbow will terrify them. I have also been trying to find Twilight’s and the Windogo’s dreams, but they seem to be gone completely. I still sense them, but cannot find any door. ColdLight Don’t worry, I’ve made sure it’s secure. The only ponies that might be able to try something are True and Dark. Possibly Hop, Code & Mighty, but I’ve spoken with them not to touch my groups. So what does Mom have to say about all this? LightSparkle Well... Princess Celestia has been made aware of the matter, but is taking things well. I can’t say I have the guts to tell Shining, though. Knowing how emotional he could get, I thought avoiding telling him about his sister might be the best thing to do. For now he’s too occupied with the contest to pay close attention. I’m more concerned that the Windigo has been seen near the Crystal capital. So far he’s very careful not to be seen by the public, but there are daily reports of strange phenomena... and he’s shown himself to me a few times. InItForTheShipping Typical. Well, I found out some pretty interesting things. I wanted to share them with Mom as well, but she has been avoiding me lately. :/ Apparently the Windigos weren’t exactly driven away like the Hearth Warming stories claim. Did any of you know anything about that? LightSparkle That is news to me. I spoke with my sister many a night about the Windigo’s claim. I thought it might have been something recent after I had been banished, but she assures me there was no such thing. If you have found anything that could help, tell us. ColdLight Sorry I’m late. Still no news from Dark. Simile is tracking leads, but at rate it looks like we might never find her. I still say we use a harmless time spell to see where she’s gone and then decide what to do. It’s not like we have any other leads. TrueSparkle Must we use these names? It is very confusing. And I am fully aware of Simile’s attempts. We see each other every night, after all. So, Sunset Shimmer, what have you found out? ColdLight Apparently a while ago, before the days of the Crystal Empire Windigos were still living in the frozen north. In fact they would constantly fight with sirens for feeding grounds. At some point, however, something happened and they all disappeared. Interesting enough, at that same time the Crystal Empire was formed. My sources weren’t sure about the chronology of events, but it’s certain that something happened to the Windigos. Personally, I think the reason no one can remember is Sombra’s curse. From what I Mom explained he cast a curse so everyone forgot everything relating to the Empire. I guess the Windigo is an exception. LightSparkle Hmm. That would explain many things, including why he’s so focused on the Crystal Empire. However, I’m still not certain about his Twilight obsession. Do you think the Windigo is in fact king Sombra? There has always been speculation that his essence might find a new form to try to retake his domain. Thought in that case why not attack me or Shining? The problem is that as much is I’ve researched there’s nothing indicating that Windigos should behave like that. Starswirl goes out of his way not to be specific about them. He’s written more about humans than Windigos. InItForTheShipping I still say that a time travel spell would tell us all we need to know. We can just hop back in time to see what Sombra did. No fuss, no involvement, then get back here and what’s what. Seriously, I’ve done it dozens of times. It’s perfectly safe! We can also see what Dark as been up to. In both cases I see it as a good thing. TrueSparkle Not everything is solved by time travel, child. If king Sombra is involved things might be more concerning that we thought. It is not common knowledge, but he and my sister had a thing once. Originally he wasn’t the mad tyrant that the world got to know him as. In fact he was a court scribe with a lot of admirers. One of the few stallions allowed to become a scribe due to his unparalleled planning and organization skills. And I agree that at present the matter of Twilight is of greater importance. Ponies have started to notice she hasn’t appeared for a while. If this continues they might ask questions and that might lead to concern and panic. ColdLight Don’t worry. Simile and I have this covered. We’ll set things right before there’s panic. As for the Windigo, I don’t think it’s Sombra. He wouldn’t have survived the friendship rainbow if he were. Do you think there’s a chance we might be in the wrong? As you said no one remembers exactly what happened. Maybe we did something unforgivable and he’s right to seek revenge? Well revenge isn’t right, but it’s also true that he could have done a lot more damage to Equestria is he wanted. Remember he could summon dragons as well. LightSparkle Everything is possible at this point. You and True keep on trying to find Twilight. We’ll focus on finding more about the Windigo. Maybe there’s a spell that would help us get through Sombra’s memory block. InItForTheShipping Okay. I’ll try to get something more out of Mom, but knowing her it might not be much. I’ll let you know if I find anything out. Keep me in the loop. LightSparkle